So, a guy calls you pretty. You’d think it’s simple, right? He thinks you look nice. End of story. Well, from what I’ve seen in my time, it ain’t always that cut and dry. Not by a long shot, actually.
I remember this one gig I had, quite a few years back now. It wasn’t anything fancy, just your standard office setup – you know, rows of desks, flickering fluorescent lights, and the coffee always tasted a bit burnt. The usual. And there was this one fella there, let’s call him Dave. Dave was, well, Dave was one of those types. Always had a grin plastered on his face, always ready with a comment. And his go-to line for pretty much any woman who crossed his path was something like “Hey there, pretty” or “Looking pretty today!”
My Time Watching Dave’s “Compliments”
Now, when I first started, you’d just sort of try to ignore it, or give a quick, awkward smile. Some of the younger women, maybe fresh out of college, they’d get a bit flustered, maybe even blush. The ones who’d been around the block a few times, they usually just offered a tight-lipped smile and kept walking. My “practice,” if you want to call it that, became just watching how this whole routine played out. Day in, day out. Because, believe me, it was constant with him.
- The New Hires: They often took it at face value. “Oh, he’s just being a friendly guy,” I’d hear them whisper. Yeah, right.
- The Office Veterans: They had his number. Their reaction was more like a silent eye-roll, a
